Strafford County, New Hampshire
Towns include:  Barrington, Cocheco, Davis, Dover, Durham, Farmington, Gonic, Lee, Madbury, Middleton, Milton, Milton Mills, New Durham, Rochester, Rollinsford, Salmon Falls, Somersworth and Strafford.

Scroll down the page to find the town(s) of interest in alphabetical order.



International Tradeport, situated in one of New Hampshire's most attractive regions - the Seacoast! - regional facts.



Barrington


   Province Lane - Barrington, NH 03825
   Phone: (603) 664-9715 E-mail: bpl@nh.ultranet.com


Cocheco


Davis


Dover


   73 Locust Street - Dover, NH 03820-3785   Phone: (603) 743-6050.


Durham


    1 Mill Road Plaza - P.O. Box 954 - Durham, NH 03824   Phone: (603) 868-6699.


Farmington


   9 South Main Street - Farmington, NH 03835-1519   Phone: (603) 755-2944.


Gonic


Lee


     7 Mast Road - Lee, NH 03824-6567    Phone: (603) 659-2626.


Madbury


Middleton


Milton


    P.O. Box 697 - Elm Street - Milton, NH 03851-0697    Phone: (603) 652-7829


Milton Mills


New Durham


     4 Main Street - New Durham, NH  03855  PH:  (603) 859-0205.


   P.O. Box 400 - 2 Old Bay Road - New Durham, NH 03855   Phone: (603) 859-2201


Rochester


    65 South Main Street - Rochester, NH   03867   PH: (603) 332-1428.


Rollinsford


Salmon Falls


Somersworth


      25 Main Street - Somersworth, NH 03878
      Phone: (603) 692-4587   E-mail: library@Somersworth.com


Strafford


   P.O. Box 130 - Route 126 - Center Strafford, NH   03815-0130  Phone: (603) 664-2800


·  Additional Research Resources:

   20 Park Street - Concord, NH 03301  Phone: (603) 271-2540.

   19 Pillsbury Street - Box 2043, Concord, NH 03301-2043
    Phone: (603) 271-3483   E-mail: preservation@nhdhr.state.nh.us

   20 Park Street - Concord, NH 03301   Phone: (603) 271-2144.

·         State of New Hampshire Division of Archives and Records Management

·         71 South Fruit Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-2236

·         Genealogy Resources among the collection (includes early probate, land, military and naturalization records)

·         Index to The Provincial and State Papers of New Hampshire at http://www.sos.nh.gov/archives/PDF/Index_NH_State_Papers.pdf

·         New Hampshire State Papers at http://www.sos.nh.gov/archives/nhstatepapers.html

      ·         New Hampshire Vital Records

·         71 South Fruit Street - Concord, NH 03301

Obtaining Vital Records Fact Sheet
(Note:  Though Birth, Marriage and Death records may be available from 1640, Divorce Records, from the Bureau of Vital Records begin in 1880.)
Vital Records may also be obtained from the town clerk, in the town where the event occurred.

·         NARA: National Archives and Records Administration

o    The Genealogy Page.

o    About Census Records

o    1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm

o    1930 Census Microfilm Locator

o    The Soundex Indexing System

o    Clues in Census Records, 1790-1840

o    Clues in Census Records, 1850-1930

o    Indian Census Rolls

o    Nonpopulation Census Records

o    Prologue, Spring 1996, Vol. 28, No. 1, "First in the Path of the Firemen" The Fate of the 1890 Population Census, by Kellee Blake.

o    Native American Records

o    Immigration Records and Naturalization Records

o    "Any woman who is now or hereafter may be married... Women and Naturalization, ca. 1802-1940", by Marian L. Smith (Prologue, Summer 1998)

o    By Way of Canada: U.S. Records of Immigration Across the U.S.-Canadian Border, 1895-1954, By Marian L. Smith (St. Albans Lists) (Fall 2000) — A guide to using immigration records of the U.S.-Canada border.

o    Military Records available from the National Archives

o    Military Service and Pension Records: Requesting Pre-WWI


PROFESSIONAL HISTORICAL GENEALOGY RESEARCH
Ann McRoden Mensch, Professional Historical Genealogist

Researching onsight, and with the vast resources of The Allen County Public Library, holding one of the largest genealogical collections in North America.  Search the Library's online catalogue to see some of the printed resources available for a location or topic.


Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008, by Ann Mensch.  All Rights Reserved.

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